ra
/ɹɑː/interjection
ra is spelled R-A: 2 letters and one syllable. It appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, ra means “Alternative spelling of rah (“exclamation of encouragement”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ra?
| Letters | 2: R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ra?
Ra appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ra?
- /ɹɑː/
Ra has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Ra.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with ra
Also written: rah.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does ra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Alternative spelling of rah (“exclamation of encouragement”).
noun
- 1
Any of a series of moraines, in parts of Norway, that are long ridges covered with stones.
- 2
Abbreviation of average roughness
noun
- 1
Initialism of rear admiral, a rank in the Royal Navy.
- 2
Initialism of receptor agonist.
GLP-1 RA
- 3
Initialism of republic act.
- 4
Initialism of rescue ambulance.
- 5
Initialism of research assistant.
- 6
Initialism of resident assistant: a trained student leader, within a college or university, who is given the responsibility of supervising students living in a residence hall.
- 7
Initialism of resolution advisory (a type of TCAS warning).
- 8
Initialism of restricted area: an area that only authorized people can enter.
phrase
- 1
Initialism of Arabicرَضِيَ ٱللهُ عَنْهُ (raḍiya llāhu ʕanhu, “may God be pleased with him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour companions of Muhammad (and by extension, the pious deceased in some usage).
Abu Bakr (RA), a companion of Muhammad (PBUH).
- 2
Initialism of Arabicرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِ (raḥmatu llāhi ʕalayhi, “may God have mercy on him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour the deceased.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (RA) is known as the Father of Pakistan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ra come from?
Abbreviation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).